WC2003 Rd.2 Birdgunner (CA) vs. Scharfschütze (SO)

[Scharfschütze]

6000Pts, medium map, 10/42, WC rules

The generator wanted to make this a fight in the desert and forced me to load up a random map of temperate terrain. It still got the better on me by making weather a sandstorm, and having vehicles leave dusttrails...oh well, this will prove to be interesting! Seems we are fighting on the dusty steppes of southern russia, or maybe in the canadian prairie?

Whereever, the battle begins with the crash of soviet 120mm mortars laying a withering hail on the canadian assembly areas. A Churchill I goes up in a ball of flame when a lucky shell tears through its top armour, while a dozen soldiers are shredded in the woods further north. Gears are engaged and engines roar as the Red Armour rushes towards the enemy line, leaving a huge cloud of dust in their wake...

[Scharfschütze]

And since I have the map available, I may as well post it here:

[Birdgunner]

Dust-trails? Don't know if I like that. Double edged sword I think.

A Churchill gone already? And my troops already eating steel!

I wish I never forgot the bombardment assignments during the deployment phase. Lesson learned;)

The word reaches the front. Move out, For King and Country!
No contact yet though. Expect to have results from my recce next turn! <fingers crossed>:D

[Scharfschütze]

Our advance units get a good look at the enemy advance... tanks, and lots of them. That Ram II actually looks like it might be useful. we´ll have to destroy a few of them to get anywhere. The amount of dust rising into the air is just enormous, as is the amount of smoke laid down by the canadian 8" howitzers

[Birdgunner]

Liberate this Commrade!:mad: :p :p

Recce finds some Soviet armour. Those KV-1s look like a challenge for my Rams. I guess we'll find out how good Canadian made armour in WWII really was.

The communist pigs get to some V-Hexes early off. A MG team is on the recieving end of some Canuck bullets.

My Crazy Canucks press on dispite some Russian arty fire.

[Scharfschütze]

My glorious troops are pressing on all along the sector. The capitalist lackeys are dropping a veritable wall of smoke, testimony of their fear of the mighty russian tanks. A fear that is warranted, I may assure them

We´ll see where this fight leads us!

[stevemk1a]

"Fear the might of the Ram mkII!"

[Birdgunner]

Thanks for the support Willy. Good to know another Canuck is cheering me on.

Starting to feel some more Russian arty. I return in kind and have my gunners doing most of the work softening up those commies. Lost a scout car though. Guess thats what they get paid for; finding the enemy and hopefuly not get killed in the process.

Back to you Comrade:mad:

[Scharfschütze]

Seems the oppressors of the people have brought the big guns to hunt the russian bear: Two batteries of 8inchers are pounding a certain central hill, and pulverisze a Dshk HMG stationed there. We take it with a shrug and continue our charge towards forward postions. Those comrades will soon have a memorial erected for them by the grateful people of the Soviet Republics of Canada :p :p

[Scharfschütze]

Our heroic forces report the detruction of two Daimler MkIs. I come within millimetres (literally) of getting my first Ram II, but this will have to wait another turn.

Seems that we move a little faster than the canadian farmboys on their tractors

[Birdgunner]

Tried bouncing some rounds off a T-38 with my Ram IIs.

Rest of the my Canadian farmboys bravely moving slowly thru the sandstorm.

[Scharfschütze]

Shell after shell is fired at the onrushing canadian tanks, yet little damage is done.

Well, one Deacon destroyed and another disarmed, but I had been hoping for much more...

Oh, and one of the 8" tubes malfunctioned:D

[Belisarius]

Hey, happy B-day, birdgunner!

[Scharfschütze]

Oh, wasn´t aware of that...

Happy Birthday from me, too. I guess I sent a lot of AP your way as a gift;)

[Birdgunner]

Thanks for the Birthday wishes guys. Bel, you really came out of the blue with that!

Turn 6:

Tried hitting the Soviet armour with my Ram IIs to the "clang" sound of the shell bouncing off them. Looks like I scared the commanders into buttoning up though

One 8" cannon down? Not to worry theres more where that came from. We canuckleheads like our arty

[Scharfschütze]

No puny 6pdr shell shall break the the armour cast by the proud socialist workers of the Soviet Union´s tank forges

At least we are counting on it, as our fire continues to be a bit...indecisive!

Oh well, those Ram II´s aren´t shabby, at least fot the moment. Countermeasures are on the way...err, being prepared!:rolleyes:

[Birdgunner]

Those Russian Bears finally got lucky and wasted one of my Ram IIs.

I'm sure the crew will use that famous Canadian adaptability and become great infantryman:D

[Scharfschütze]

Comrades, those Canadians sure can take hit... or ten ... my BT-7s rained AP at range 1 on a Ram II, from all sides, and still it took a T-34 to damage the **** thing.

They have also begun to drop a full screen of smoke on the approaches to our positions, and we expect an assault anytime now.

**** Sandstorm makes movement really slow, my KVs are crawling into position...at least they were firing this turn!:rolleyes:

[Birdgunner]

The tanacious Canadian Infantry successfully assault and destroys a BT-7M.

One of my Mighty Ram IIs gets it's first armour kill in the form of another BT-7M

Bounced some more AP off of 2 KV-1s, knocking off the hitchikers that were on them.

[Scharfschütze]

More klonk-klonks.

Though I´m getting pretty good at shooting Deacons, they die rather easily and I presume there are few left. The enemy assault on our positions is taking some time, the candians are as handicapped in the blowing sands as we are...